Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-27

least set at resti"
Agnes shook her head sadly. ~ wish J
could agree with you, Henry-l wish cou!'
| honestly say that my mind is at case
The answer would have discouraged most
mon. Henry's patience (where Agnes was
conccrnc,D was equal to any demands on IT,
"If you will only look back at the events
of the day." he said, ''you must surely AUNT
that wo have not been completely baiiied'
Remember how Dr. Bruno disposed OF our
doubts: After thirty years OF medical piac-
lice, do You think am likely to mistsk 10 tue
ymptoms of death by bronchitisf " ever
there was an unnnswelable question, there It
Is Was tho consul's testimony doubtful IN
any pnrt OF in He called at the palace to
offer his services, after hearing OF Lord Mont
h,,,.y,s death; he arrived at tho time when
tho coffin was in the house; he himself saw
tho corpse placed in IL, and tho lid screwed
down. The evidence OF tho priest was equally
beyond dispute. He remained In the room
with the coffin, recting the prayers for the
lcnd. until the funeral left the palace. Bear
all these statements In mind, Agnes; and how
ran YOU deny that the question OF Montbar-
ry's death and burial is II question set at resti
We have really but one doubt left; we have
ain 10 asl, ourselves whether tho remains
which [ discovered are tho remains of tho
Iost courier or not There Is the case ms I'M
lerstand it. Have l stated it fairlyT
AGNES could not deny that DO had stated 1t
fairly
"Then what prevents you from experionc-
Inc, tho Same sense OF relief that feelF
Henry asked.
aWhat saw last night prevents mo, Agnes
answered. "When you spoke Of this subject,
after our inquiries were over, You reproached
mo with taking, what you called, the super
;titous view don't quito admit that-but
I do acknowledge that should find the super
,titious view ineligible il l heard it ex-
orcssed by some other person. Remembering
what your brother and l once were to each
,tber in the bygons time, / can understand
The npparition making itself visible to me, 70
Slain the mercy Of Christian burial and the
vengeance due to a crime. can even per
,eivo some faint possibility of truth in tho OK
olanation which You described as tho mes
merle theory-thnt what saw might be the
result of magnetic influence communicated 10
me as | lay between the remains OF tho
murdered husband above mo and tho guilty
wife suffering the tortures OF remorse at my
bedside. But what l do not understand Is,
that should have passed through that dread
Iul ordeal, having no previous knowledge OF
the murdered man in his lifetime, or only
knowing him III you suppose that | saw the
apparition Of ForrarD through tho interest
which l took in his vito, can't dispute
your reasoning, Henry. But feel in my
heart Of hearts that you are deceived. Moth
Ing will shake my belief that we are still as
tar from having discovered the dreadful truth
rs ever.n
Henry made no further attempt TO dispute
with her She had impressed him with GER
tain reluctant respect for her own opinion in
spite of himself.
aHave you thought Of any better way OF
arriving at the truthi' he asked. ~Who Is to
lelp usl No doubt there is the countess, who
las the clew to the mystery in her own
lands. But, in the present state OF her mind,
8 her testimony to be trusted-eyen II she
we're willing to speaki Judging by my own
experience, should say decidedly not"
''You don't mean that you have seen her
againf' Agnes eagerly interposed.
ayes, had half an hour to spare before
inner, and disturbed her once more over
her endless writing.n
"And you told her what you found when
you opened tho hiding placer
lTO BIZ CONTINUED.